1986 Buick Century Sputtering and kicking

Do you have a check engine light and when was the last tune-up??

This just started happening on my way home tonight, so posting here was sort of a knee jerk reaction. thanks for the quick reply!

I am a few months behind on an oil change, at least, so tomorrow i'm going to take is somewhere for that and tell them what's up. I saw some references to a "coil pack" on other sites, that gave some people similar problems when damaged. As you can maybe tell, i'm not much of an expert.

Here's your probable causes:

Dirty fuel injectors (cleaning the injectors often fixes this).
Bad MAP (manifold absolute pressure) sensor
Bad TPS (throttle position) sensor
Bad or dirty MAF (mass airflow) sensor
Low fuel pressure (leaky fuel pressure regulator or weak fuel pump)
Vacuum leaks (intake manifold, vacuum hoses, throttle body, EGR valve)
Bad gasoline (fuel contaminated with water or too much alcohol)

Sometimes, what feels like a hesitation is actually ignition misfire rather than lean misfire. The causes of ignition misfire may include:

Dirty or worn spark plugs
Bad plug wires
Weak ignition coil
Wet plug wires